Peoria Heights, Illinois

Peoria Heights
Tower Park water tower, 1970
Location of Peoria Heights in Peoria County, Illinois.
Coordinates: 40°45′05″N 89°34′13″W / 40.75139°N 89.57028°W / 40.75139; -89.57028
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesPeoria, Woodford, Tazewell
TownshipRichwoods, Spring Bay, Fondulac
Founded1898, as Prospect Heights
Renamed1901, as Peoria Heights
Government
 • MayorMatthew H. Wigginton
Area
 • Total
2.87 sq mi (7.44 km2)
 • Land2.49 sq mi (6.46 km2)
 • Water0.38 sq mi (0.98 km2)
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,908
 • Estimate 
(2024)
5,802
 • Density2,370.3/sq mi (915.16/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61616
Area code309
FIPS code17-59026
GNIS feature ID2399652
Websitewww.peoriaheights.org/home

Peoria Heights is a village lying in Peoria County in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, Peoria Heights had a population of 5,908. Peoria Heights is a suburb of Peoria, is sometimes referred to as Uptown, and is surrounded by the city except for its eastern boundary on Peoria Lake, a relatively wider section of the Illinois River. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.